Machine for measuring and indexing mattress border strips



April 2, 1957 J. G. STRANDBERG 2,787,466

MACHINE FOR MEASURING AND INDEXING MATTRESS BORDER STRIPS April 2, 1957 J. G. STRANDBERG 2,787,466

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` April 2, 1957 J. G. STRANDBERG 2,787,466

MACHINE FOR MEASURING AND INDEXING MATTRESS BORDER STRIPS Filed April 9,- 1956 4 Sheets-Shee 4 i@ fg;

MACHINE FOR MEASURING AND INDEXING MATTRESS BORDER STRIPS Joel G. Strandberg, St. Paul, Minn., assgnor to Beciiik Products, Inc., St. Paul, Minn, a corporation of Minnesota Application April 9, 1956, Serial No. 576,849

12 Claims. (Cl. 271-25) My invention relates generally to machines utilized in the manufacture of mattresses and more -specilicallyto measuring and indexing machines for use in preparing mattress border strips prior to assembly thereof to a mattress. f

Marginal or border strips for mattresses are generally made with inner and outer fabric walls having a relatively thin layer of padding material therebetween and stitched together. These strips are generally made sutiiciently long to provide material for a multiplicity of mattresses, and are shipped or stored in large rolls thereof. Preparatory to being applied to a mattress a strip of predetermined length is drawn from the roll and pierced at selected portions to receive ventilator grommets and handle mounting devices. Inasmuch 'as mattresses are produced in several sizes requiring border strips of various lengths, care must be exercised in the placement of the various ventilators and handle mounting means so that, when the border strip is sewn to the mattress, the handles and ventilators will be positioned evenly and properly thereon.

My present invention is intended primarily for use as an accessory to combination punch and grommet setting devices of the type disclosed and claimed in the United States Letters Patent No. 2,705,087 issued to Michael Bechik, for the purpose of drawing border strip material through said machine and indexing the same as above indicated.

An important object of my invention is the provision of a mattress border strip measuring device which will automatically draw a predetermined length of border strip from 'a source of supply and with intermittent movements, whereby accurately spaced portions of said Alength may be worked upon during intervals between said movements.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a measuring and indexing device as set forth having means for anchoring one end of a border strip and traveling support means movable in one direction to draw said strip from the source of supply, and in the opposite direction to fold the strip after the same has been measured and worked upon.

A still further object of my invention is the provision of a device of the above type having novel means for controlling the intermittent movement of the border strip drawing or feeding means, which control means includes a plurality of groups of control elements, and of mechanism for quickly yand easily moving a selected group of control elements into and out of operative positions in said device, whereby to vary the increments of movement of the strip drawing means and to vary the overall measured length of the border strip.

Another object of my invention is the provision of a machine as set forth having a track, a pair of border strip supporting devices on said track, and means for driving one supporting device in border strip feeding and return directions at substantially twice the speed of the other supporting device, whereby a length of border strip is supported at longitudinally spaced portions by both devices nited States Patent 2,787,466 Patented Apr. 2, 1957 and caused to be folded thereover upon return movements of said devices.

Still another object of my invention is the provision of a machine as set forth which is relatively simple and inexpensive to produce, which is highly eicient in operation, and which is rugged in construction and durable in use.

The above and still further highly important objects and advantages of my invention will become apparent from the following detailed specification, appended claims and attached drawings.

Referring to the drawings, which illustrate the invention, |and in which like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views:

Fig. l is a view in front elevation of a mattress border strip measuring machine built in accordance with my invention, the same being shown in proper working relationship to a punch and grommet setting device, some parts being broken away;

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary View corresponding to la portion of Fig. 1 but showing a different position of some of the parts;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view in plan as seen from the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, some parts being broken away and some parts being shown in section;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical section taken substantially on the line 4 4 of Fig. 3, some parts being broken away;

Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken substantially on the line 5 5 of Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary view partly in plan and partly in section as seen substantially from the line Fig. 7 is a fragmentary view partly in front elevation and partly in section as seen from the line 7 7 of Fig. 6;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view partly in end elevation andV partly in section taken substantially on the line 8 8 of Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is `a fragmentary View partly in plan and partly in section taken substantially on the line 9 9 of Fig. 8, some parts being broken away;

Figs. l0 and 1l are views corresponding to Fig. 9 but showing different positions of some of the parts; and

Fig. l2 is an enlarged fragmentary detail in section taken substantially on the line 12 12 of Fig. l.

As above indicated, the device of the instant invention is adapted for use as an accessory to machines for punching holes in mattress border strips and inserting grommets in said Vholes for the purpose of Ventilating the interior of the mattress and for supporting opposite end portions of mattress handles. Such a machine is fully disclosed in the Bechik patent, above identified, yand need not be herein described in detail. The machine is indicated by the reference character A'and is adapted to operate on a border strip, indicated at B, which may be assumed to be taken from a suitable source of supply such `as a relatively large roll thereof, not shown.

In the preferred embodiment of my invention illustrated, the numeral l indicates in its entirety a frame structure including an elongated horizontally disposed bridge 2 comprising a plate-like front wall element 3 and an elongated rear channel-shaped element 4. Upright end frames 5 and 6 support opposite ends of the bridge 2 in upwardly spaced relation to the ground or floor, indicated at X. An elongated supporting rail or track 7 extends longitudinally within the bridge 2, and is supported at its opposite end portions -by suporting arms 8 extending rearwardly therefrom to the inner surface of the channel member 4 Iand bolted or otherwise rigidly secured thereto. Mounted for longitudinal traveling movements on the track 7 is a carriage 9 having upper and lower track engaging flanged rollers 10 and 11 respectively journaled thereto. Bolted or otherwise rigidly secured to the carriage 9 isa bracket.. 12,v which. extends forwardly, b.e1o.w the lower edge of the front plate 3 and upwardly to provide means for mounting a mattress border strip engaging andasupportingpulley. elementt13;. The. pulley. element 13 is journaled on a shaft 14 that extends forwardly from the-upper end ofthebracket` 12. A' second carriage 15 is likewise mounted on the-.rail or track. 7 for longitudinal traveling movementsthereon between-the carriage 9 and the. end. ofv ther track 7 adjacent the. end frame. 5.. The secondcarriage. 15, like the carriage 9, isprovided with trackengaginganged rollers 16 by'means of which the carriage 15. travels on the track .7.. Preferably, the carriage like the carriage 9 is provided with a lower pair of track. engaging rollers notshown. A. bracket: element 17 extends; forwardly from the bottom of the carriage 15 and upwardly in front of the front plate-3",- and-has rigidly secured' to its :upper end: al mattress border-A strip :supp orting shaft'. or pin4 18A which extends; forwardly` therefrorn'- at a level substantially. Vthatiof the-pulley` 132 Mounted on theendlof thebrid'ge 2overlying the' end frame 5, is a strip receiving clamp' 19ff'l1aving a. relatively stationary upper. jaw 20- and'-` a. relativelymovablev jaw 211 thata is: provided. withl af dependingleg 22f slid'ably mounted in a bearing plate or the like 23 securedto'theadjacent end of. theifrontplate` 1`-he=lowerY end'f of. the lege-227is pivotally. securedto one end-fof'a-lever 244' pivotally secured intermediate' its` endsto-the front plate3, and:to.the. other. end of 'which iszpivotally connected' the uppen end; of: a. rigid'. link 25,.thelower end ofwhich isy connected to a foot-operated lever 26 by means of whichtheclamp 19l'may be openedorfclosed. As shown in Figs.

l and 2, the border strip supporting` brackets 12 and 17- are; adapted; to bemoved by their` respective carriages 9.'and.15 in aldirection-from thed end frameE-towardlthe end frame 6 with an intermittent movement wherebyto` draw. and;feed theA border-i strip 1 Bi through the machine A.

The. free. end of theborder strip'l BE is passed over' theclamp: 19; the supporting shaft orf pi'nvk 18-l andI the'supportingpnlley. 13. T-he free endportion-of thetborder strip B is then passed between the supporting pin 18"-and the.o.verlying portionvof` thev strip `Bland Vclamped between the jaws 201and 21: ofthe clamp19;4 It will be'notedA that the supporting pin 18 is substantially centrally-locatedv betweenxthe supporting'pulley 13andthe clamp1'9-when the same; are in theiry startingv andreturn` positionsof Figz. 2:. This: relationship between the pulley 13` and supporting pin.. 183is.rnaintained throughoutthe feedingV travel .of .the z carriages 9 and'- 1'5'on lthe track' 7 and during returniravel thereoffbyfmeans-hereinaftertobe described'.

For. the; purpose: of the present example, the'carn'agesl 9 and155 during. feeding movement thereof` from the leftrto-thc right.with;respect tolig. l'travel intermittently andin predetermined increments-to'several operating sta'- tionsias shown by dottedllinesf in-Fig. l.

desgnatedP-l. P-Z; P-3; P-4and P-S; The corresponding stations.assumedzbyithe bracket 17 and its supporting further notedthatfor a givenmovementfoftheY pulley 13.'

awayffrom vtheclampf19, a' length of'border Vvstripsubstantiallyjtwice. thetlengthof saidrgiven'travel Iis drawnthroughAV themachineA.

For the purpose. oft imparting traveling movementsto thecarriages.9 and 15'] provide-a drive shaft-27'jour'- naled .in;bearngs,2& mounted onl supportir'ig` brackets 29 that aresuitablymounted in-.the end ofithe'bridge-Zabove the.- supporting leg` or end frame'S. A- sprocketlwheel '30' is pinned orotherwisexrigidlymountedion the-drive shaft` 27 forI common rotationtherewith andhasfrunningfthere-` overy adrive chain-.3.11 which has oneend secured toone Theseveral stations. assumed bythe bracket 12 and pulley` 13 are of. a` pair. of. anchoring, blocks. 32. on the, carriage.. 9,. by. means of an anchoring screw or the like 33. The drive chain 31 runs over a secondv sprocket Wheel 34 mounted fast on a shaft 35 that is journaled in spaced bearings 36 at the opposite end of the bridge 2 above the supporting leg or end frame 6. The; bearings 36 are mounted on a supportingbracket 37 bolted or. otherwiserigidly. secured to the adjacent endportiorr oftheibridgezmember 4i The opposite end of the d'rive chain 31 extends from the sprocket wheelv 34Y towardl the.' carriage. 9! and is rigidly. securedA to. the adjacent anchoring. Block- 321 by means-of a second anchoring bolt 38 or the like substantially identical to the anchoring bolt 33.. TheA secondcarriage 15 is provided with an anchoring block 39 to the opposite sides of which are* anchoredthe opposite-ends of a drive chain 40, by means of anchoring screws 41. The drive chain 40 runs over a sprocket wheel 42 mounted on the shaft .35 and drive; sprocket: wheel.' 43' pinned. or: otherwise-.rigidly securedto the;drive:shaft;27; Withareterence to Figs. 3-7- it willbe seen4 that the-sprocket whcelst) and.34whicl1areidenticaltinisize; areof twicezthe. diameter of the sprocket wheels 42 and 43 which latter.' are4 also-identical in size. This differential in;sprocket wheel sizercauses the; drive. chain'. 3.1' to. be moved; substantiallyv twice as. fast asJ the drive: chain:40,v.the speed of; rotation offthe drive sprocketwheels and. 43 beingidentical. Thus, at? any,Y given positionaof the: carriage.'y 9.1 and parts carriedtherehypthe carriage' 15 and parts-.carried thereby will'. always befpositioned: substantially, centrally: between the. carriage. 9 and the end-of;theborden strip Bf secured in the clampl.. The'drivefshaft 27 is'driventby. a motor 447 suitably.A mounted in-v the end; frame.: 53 by; suitable transmission mechanism comprisinga conventional speed elements; nowy to bev. described. The: rea/ersingl switch- 54sistconventionaliuznatureffand; itfisfbelieved not. necessary that the.- same-bef described-,in detail reversing switcht 5.41; is'. shown'. as being providedwith an operating-'armiSSg shownlinilig. 7fin: a neutralposition, frorn-l whence.'` the.I fsamc; may be swung' inV anL upward directiorrtoA causery themotor. 4'4"` to imparti feeding movements. to: the. carriages: 9'" and 1'5, and*- in' al downwardy directionA to. cause: return; movements tobel imparted to thecarriages-9`and 15:

in suitable bearings 57' in the head end of tlie bridge'Z above.'the:endframermember', andlhas-one varm 58 connecteda tothe: switch operating 4arm 555 byffmeans of" a rigidlink 59g see Fig 7; The otlierfarm 60'of-'the'bell crank- .Si extends in: ai generally upward direction and has its.v upper free1end`- contained inaA downwardly opening notchz 611 in al relativelyIl short: arm' 62 of a shift crank 63.. Theshiftcrank' is-journaled ona shaft 64 rigidly securedlat its-oppositeen'ds-to the front' pla-te 3 and rear channel14 of thebri'dge above' the end frame or leg 5. A pair of tubular spacer elements-65'ar1d66 properly locate thefshiftcrank'63`between the frontwall Z'and the rearfcliannel 4 Theshiftcrank 63is' provided with a relatively long'depending arm 67'Hto the lower end of which#is'rigilly'secureda rearwardly projecting pin 68 thatAv hasA its" free` rear end receivedy in a downwardly opening notch orvv channel 69"of` aA block-like, collar 70 rigidly'securedto a control' element' or shaft-v 711 The However, the

A1 bellz crank' 56 isfmounted forA swinging1movements: onfastub' shaftl '57` that is mountedv is mounted at one end portion in van end wall 72 of thel bridge 2 above the end frame 5 for rotary and axial sliding movements therein. The opposite end of the shaft 71 is supported for rotary and axial sliding movements in a supporting block or the like 73 that is mounted on the supporting arm 8, see Figs. 3 and 4. Rigidly mounted on the control 'shat 71 are a plurality of abutment elements or the like 74, each having axially projecting stop fingers 75, and defining cam acting bottom surfaces 76. Each abutment element 74 is provided with a key 77 which is adapted to be seated in a selected one of a plurality of circumferentially spaced Kaxially extending lteyways 78 in the control shaft 71. As indicated in Fig. 12, the abutment elements 74 are arranged in circumferentialely spaced groups of axially spaced abutment elements for a purpose which will hereinafter be described. A bevel gear 79 is mounted on the end portion of a shaft 71 for :axial sliding movements with respect thereto but for common rotation therewith adjacent the end wall 72. A cooperating bevel gear S is rigidly secured to the lower end of a vertically disposed shaft 81 journaled in a bearing bracket 82 that is anchored to the wall 72. The shaft 81 extends upwardly through a top wall element S3 of the adjacent end of the bridge structure 2, and terminates in an adjustment wheel or handle 8a by means of which the shaft 71 may be rotated.

A rockshaft 85 extends longitudinally within the bridge 2 and is journaled yat its opposite ends in bearings 86 at opposite ends of the bridge structure. With reference to Figs. 5 and l2, it will be seen that the rockshaft 8S extends freely through an aperture S7 in the carriage 15 and through similar apertures 88 in the anchoring block 32 of the carriage 9. Rigidly secured to the rockshaft 35 between the anchoring blocks 32 in the carriage 9 is a stop dog 89 which extends generally rearwardly from the rockshaft 35 and which is movable about the am's of the rockshaft 35 toward and away from an operat-ive position in registration with selected ones of the abutment elements 74 on the control sha-ft 71. With reference particularly to Fig. 5, it will be seen that the stop dog 09 is yieldingly urged toward its operative position by a coil tension spring 90 secured at its upper end to an anchoring pin 91 extending forwardly from the adjacent end of the stop dog 89, and at its lower end to the bottom portion of the carriage 9. One end of the rockshaft 85 extends outwardly beyond the w-all element 72, and has secured thereto an operating handle 92 by means of which the operator may rock the shaft 85 in a direction to move the stop dog out of registration with a given abutment element 74 against the bias of the spring 90. Predetermined rotary movement of the control shaft 71 by the adjustment wheel or handle 84 will position a selected group of abutment elements 74 in the path of travel of the stop dog 89. The several abutment elements of one group, being axially spaced from those of another group, will stop feeding movements of the carriages 9 and 15 at different longitudinally spaced points than those of another group. With the above described arrangement, border strips having different dimensions between the groups of holes and. grommets therein may be obtained without the necessity of shifting the abutment elements 74 longitudinally on the control shaft 71. When it is desired to so change the dimensions between sets of holes or grommets of a border strip, it is merely necessary that the operator turn the adjustment knob or handle 84' in a direction to brinc the selected group of abutment elements 74 into the path of travel of the stop dog 89. For the purpose of controlling the extreme limits of feeding and return movement of the carriage 9, 1 provide stop collars 93 and 94 adjustably secured on the shaft 71, the former It will be ,noted that, during.

feeding movement of the carriages 9 and 15, the stop dog 89 moves into abutting engagement with the adjacent end of the stop linger 75 of one of the abutment elements 74 lying in the path of travel of the stop dog 89. When this occurs, the control shaft 71 will be moved in a direction -from the left to the right with respect to Fig. 7, causing the shift crank 63 to swing the bell crank 56 in Ia direction to move the :switch operating arm 5S to its neutral position to stop the motor 44. During return movements of the carriage 9, the stop dog 39 will engage the cam acting surfaces 76 of successive abutment elements 74 and be cammed downwardly thereby so that the carriage 9 Will continue its return movement, without moving the central shaft 71, until the stop dog 39 engages the stop collar 94, whereby movement is ythen imparted to the control shaft 71 in a direction to stop the motor 44.

The control mechanism of my invention includes an `actuator comprising -a shifter fork pivotally secured to the relatively shor-t larm 62 of Ithe shifting crank 63, by a pivot pin 96. The shifter -fork 95 is provided with a `stem or shank l9'7 that projects upwardly through an opening 98 in the :top plate or 4Wall element 33, and through an opening 99 in a cover element 100 mounted on the top plate 83. I-t will be noted by reference to Figs. 7 land 8 Ithat the laxes of the pivot pin 96 'and the mount- -ing shaft 64 are at right Iangles to each other, whereby the stem 97 may be moved in an arc about the center of the shaft 64 as lwell as in an arc about the axis of the pivot pin 96. The opening 99 -is formed by a pair of slots 101 and 102 that extend longitudinally with respect to the machine `and which are longitudinally and laterally offset from each other. The adjacent ends of the slots 101 and 102 are connected as indica-ted at 103 to define a -neutral stati-on for the stem 97. Said lstem 97 is movable about -the axis of the pivot pin 96 from an inoperative position at the neutral station .103 selectively to a forward action zone defined by Ithe slot 101 or a reverse action zone defined Iby Ithe slot 102. The actuator stem 97 is shown in Fig. 9 as being positioned at the neutral station 103. When the actuator stern 97 is shifted to the forward action zone in the slot 101, it is movable between .an operative forward position, as shown in Fig. 10, at the end 104 of the slot 101, and an idle position at the end 105 of the slot 101. Likewise, when the actuator stem 97 is shifted from its neutral station 103 to the rever-se action zone defined by the slot 102, the same is movable therein between 1an operative position indicated in Fig. -l1 at the end 106 of the slot 102, and an idle position at thev inner end 107 of the slot 102. It will be noted that, when the `actuator stem 97 is shifted from its neutral position to either of the idle positions in the slots 101 or 102, that such shifting is made independently of the shiftcrank 63 and parts connected therewith. However, movement of the actuator stem 97 in either action zone :between the idle and operative positions thereof, causes the shift crank to be moved in directions to energize the motor 44 for opera-tion in either a forward or return direction. The actuator stem 97 extends upwardly throughia central aperture 103 in -a plate-like actua-tor elemen-t 109 slidably resting on the top wall element 83 lbeneath -t-he cover element 100. The opposite side edges of the 'actuator element 109 are notched to provide laterally spaced surface or edge portions 110 and 111 that are engageable respectively with ful-cram acting pins 112 and 113 projecting `upwardly from laterally spaced portions of the top wall element 33 on opposite sides of the actuator element 1109. A pair of coil tension springs 11d and.115 extend genenaily longitudinally of the machine adjacent opposite Isides of the actuator element M9, each thereof having one end anchored to an opposite end portion of -the plate-like element 109 as indicated at 116 and 1117 respectively. The opposite ends of the springs 11d and 115 are anchored -to suitable anchoring pins 118 and 119.projecting upwardly from the plate-like element 83.

With reference to Figs. 9-11, it will be seenthat, when the actuator element 109. is in its neutral. positiomofFig,

9, the actuator stem. 97 is positioned. at the neutral sta:-

'tion103, and the fulcrum-acting pins. 112. and 1 13each engage a respective surface portion 110 and 111V of the plateflilre actuator element 139. At this time, both of the. springs 114Yaud 115are exertingtheir yieldingbiasagainst the actuator element `109 to urge lthesame towardeng-agement of the surface portions 119. and. 111. with. their respective fulerum-acting pins 112 and 113. \Vithrefer.- ence to Fig. l it will be seen that when-the actuator stem 97 is manually shifted toward the. forward action. zone defined by the slot 101, the surface. portion.4 111. moves laterally out of engagement with its cooperating fulcrum acting pin 113, the spring114 moves into. substantially dead center relationship with respect to-thefu'lcrum -pin 1,12, and the, spring 11S causes the actuator element 169 and stem 97 to be. moved. to their operative position in the forward action zone, the actuator eiement109 swing-y ing about the fulcrum pin112. This movement i'sttrans.-V

ferred to the control-shaft 71 through the shift crank 63,. and to the reversing. switch 5.4. throughthe -bell crank..

56 and link S3, whereby to. energize the. motor andcauser the same to drive the carriages 9 and 15. in-a borderstrip drawing or feeding direction toward the. end frame 6.

The motor continues to operate until/the carriagesr9 and.

-15 reach their position P2 and S2 respectively'ofl-ig. l'. At this point the stop dog S9 engages the adjacent nd of the linger 75 of the. first abutment element 7.4 and causes the control sliaft71 to be. moved.in the same di:-

This movement of the control.

reetion as thc carriage. shaft 71 causes the shift cranlc to swing: in.a.direction to move the `actuator stem 97 and the. actuator clement- 15? to the end MES of the slot101 wherein. the.. actuator element is in 4its forward idle position. cated this movement ofthe actuator stem 97. and actuator. element 199 `to their idle position inthe forward. action zone also causes the reversingswitch-54 tobe positioned at neutral thus shutting off the motor 44. Assumingthat. a border strip B has beenat-tached to the clamp 19in the manner above described and the machineA has performed a hole punching and grommet inserting operation on the border strip B ywhile the. carriage 9'V and 15.. are stationed at 4P1 and S1 of Fig. l, the border strip. is nowin a position to be againoperated uponby the machine. A. After the second group of holesthave beentpunchedl and grommets installed in the. border. stripB the oper.-

ator manipulates the handle 92- to rock the shaft 8Sv in. a direction to lswing the stopdog89 out. ofengagement with the adjacent abutment element 74. The spring 115 then moves the actuator stem 97 and actuator. clement 11155 to their operative position of Fig. l0, and swings the shift ycrank in direction to cause the motor. 44. to be reenergized and to move the. control. shaft 71.in the direction of the end frame 5... Reenergization ofthe motor 44 causes the carriages 9 and 10 to advance to their. respective positions P3-and S3.,.whereupon.the. stop dog 87 engages a subsequent abutment element 74 to, cause deenergization of the motor 44 and repositioning of the.l

actuator stem 97 and actuator element 109. at.the. idle position in the forward action zone. At. this point the machine A is again operated after which the handle. 92 is manipulated to cause the border strip B to be drawn or `fed by the carriage 9 un-tiLtbe carriages .9 andlSreach their positions Pdand S4 of Pig. 1. The border. strip B.

is again operated on by the machine A andthe. carriages.

and 15 caused to be moved to their extreme positions P5 and S5 of Fig. l, at whichtimethe stop dog 89 en.- gages the stop colla-r 93. The step` collar 93 is. of a size to prevent the stop dog @from being moved-.down-y wardly out of engagement therewith, and positively. limits further `feeding movement of the carriages9' and i152 At this point the operator manually shifts the actuator stem 97 and actuator element 1.09 from their idle posi tions in the `forward action zone, `tothe` reverse, action zone defined by the slot 102. This movement causes the As above. indifspring.115to;be moved. intosubstantially dead center re lationshipwithy the ifiulcrumpinf1-13 and causessthe spring v114to becomevoperativc to move the actuator stem- 97 andactuator. element 109toward'their operative positions inthe reverse action zone; `It will be noted-that shifting the actuator stem 97 from the slot 1&1V tothe slot 102 causes the. actuator element 169y to be disengaged from the Ifulcr-um pin 112nand the-surface position 111 thereof to operatively. engage the fulcrum pin 113. This movement of the actuator stemandactuator element is transferred to the swi-tchoperating arm 55 and the same is moved. in. a direc-tion to cause the motor to move the carriages. 9 and 1-5 toward the end frame member 5 until. the. carriages reach their positions P1 and S1 of l. of the carriages 9 and lthe stop dog 89 successively engages. the cam-acting surface 76 of eachA abutment element 74 andis cammedzdownwardly thereby so that the4 stop. dog moves past the abutment. elements 74 without causing stoppage of themotor 44 during its return operation. When the carriage 9 reaches its position P1 of. Fig. l, the stop dog 39 engagesthestop cellar 94. and moves the samein a direction to cause the actuator stem 97 and actua-tor element.109to Ibe-movedto their idle position inthe reverse. action zone.. it will be noted that, during the. return movementfof the carriages 9 and 15, the double length vof border strip Bl lsupported lby the roller 13 and supporting stem-18. becomes draped thereover as shown in Fig, 2. After theearriages havearr-ived at their. positions. Bl and S1, the border stripis then severed from the rollythereof and at apoint to malte same of the proper length. Preferably, this is accomplished by a conventional cutter comprisingrela-tively movable andl stationary blades 121l and. 122 respectively. As shown in Figs. l and 2, the cutter 12iris mounted on the end of lthe bridge 2 overlyingthe. end frame. 5.. After the length ofborder strip. has been severed, .the clamp 29 is released andthe .fihishedbiorder strip removed therefrom and from thevpulley 13' and supporting stem 16. lt will be noted by reference to Fig. 2 thatthe border strip B, -being draped over the pulley 13 and stem 18, the same is very easily removed therefrom and need not be further folded for transportation to a place wherethe ends of the border strip. arev sewn together.

Whi-le I have shown and described a commercial embodiment of. my novelv borderv strip measuring machine, it `will be understood that thesamc is capable of modification Iwithout departures-from the spiritand scope ofthe invention as definedV in the claims.

What I claim is:

l. In a device -of the class.describcda supporting structure, an elongated track on said supporting structure, a carriage mounted on said track fory movements longitudinally thereof, border strip engaging and supporting means on saidcarriage, drive means including a motor for imparting movement to said carriage on said traclf. in a direction to transport said border strip, and controlmeehanism for saiddrive means, said control mechanism compri-singA a control member extending iongitudinally of said track and shiftable with respect thereto, a plurali-ty of longitudinally spaced abutment elements on said control member, a stop dog mountedvfor common traveling movements with andlfor. independent movements into and out of registration with said abutment elements, an actuator mounted in said supporting structure for shifting movements in opposite directions in one plane between a neutral station and anaction zone -and'movable in opposite directions in said yzone and inanother plane between an operati-ve drive position and an idle position, linkage connecting` said actuator .to said control' member, engagement of one of said abutment elements by said stop dog during traveling movements of' said carriage in one direction 'impartingy limited` movement to said control member. to causesaid; actuator to. he moved fromits. operative-position to its idle position to render said drive means in- As abovenoted, during this return movementy averne@ operative, and means lfor moving said actuator from its idle posi-tion to its operative drive position upon movement of said stop dog out of engagement with said one of the abutment elements whereby said carriage will be caused to resume travel toward a succeeding abutment element.

2. The structure defined in claim 1 in further combination with yielding means yurging said stop dog toward registration with said abutment elements, and mean-s adjacent one end of the track for moving said stop dog out of registration of and engagement with said abutment elements against bias of said yielding means.

3. The structure defined in claim 1 in which said means for moving the actuator to its operative drive position comprises a spring yieldingly urging said actuator toward .its operative position -in said action zone, said control element being moved by engagement of said stop dog with one of said abutment elements against bias of sa-id spring operating through said linkage.

4. In a device of the class described, a supporting structure, an elongated track on `said supporting structure, a carriage mounted on said track 'for movements longitudinally thereof, border strip engaging and supporting means on said carriage, drive means including a motor for imparting movement to said carriage on said track in a direction to transport said border strip, and control mechanism for said drive means, said control mechanism comprising a control member extending longitudinally of said track and shiftable longitudinal-ly thereof, a plurality of longitudinally spaced abutment elements yon said control member, a stop dog mounted on said carriage for common traveling movement-s therewith and for independent movements into and out of registration with said abutment elements, an actuator mounted in said supporting structure for shifting movements in opposite directions in a plane extending generally transversely of said track between a neutral station and an :action zone and movable in opposite directions in said zone between `an operative drive position and an idle position and in a plane extending generally longitudinally of said track, linkage connecting said actuator to said control member, engagement of one of said abutment elements by said stop dog during traveling movements of said carriage in one direction imparting limited movement to said control member t-o cause -said actuator to be moved from its operative position to its idle position -to render said drive means inoperative, and means for moving said actuator to i-ts operative drive position upon movement of said stop dog out of engagement with said one of the abutment elements whereby said carriage will be caused to resume travel toward -a succeeding abutment element.

5. ln a device of the class described, a supporting structure, an elongatedv track on said supporting structure, means adjacent one end of said track for releasably anchoring one end of an elongated mattress border strip, a carriage mounted on said track for movements longitudinally thereof, a pulley on saidcarriage adapted to be partially encompassed by a portion of said border strip passed therearound, whereby movement of said carriage from one end of the track to the other end thereof will cause a length of said border strip substantially equal to double the-length of travel of said carriage to be drawn by said carriage from a source of supply of said strip, drive means including a motor for imparting movement to said carriage on said track in a border strip drawing direction, and control mechanism for said drive means, said control mechanism comprising a control member extending longitudinally of said track and shiftable with respect thereto, a Vplurality vof longitudinally spaced abutment elements on said control member, a stop dog mounted on said carriage for common traveling movements therewith and for independent movements into and out of registration with said abutment elements, an actuator mounted in said supporting structure for shifting movements in opposite directions in one plane between i0 a neutral station and an -action zone and movable in opposite directions in another plane in said zone between an operative drive position and an idle position, linkage connecting said actuator to said control member, engagement of one of said abutment elements by said stop dog during traveling movements of said carriage in one direction imparting limited movement to said control vmember to cause said actuator to be moved from its operative position to its idle position to render said drive means inoperative, and means for moving said actuator to its operative drive position upon movement of said stop dog out of engagement with said one of the abutment elements whereby said carriage will be caused to resume travel toward a succeeding abutment element.

6. The structure defined in claim 5 in further combination with a second carriage mounted on said track between said first-mentioned carriage and said one end of the track, a border strip supporting element on said second carriage, and mechanism including said drive means for moving said second carriage simultaneously with and in the same direction as said first-mentioned carriage and at substantially one-half the speed of said first-mentioned carriage, whereby said border strip will be supported at all times intermediate said pulley and said border strip anchoring means.

7. ln a device of the class described, a supporting structure, an elongated track on said supporting structure, a carriage mounted on said track for movements longitudinally thereof, border strip engaging and supporting means on said carriage, drive means including a motor for imparting movement to said carriage selectively in opposite directions on said track, and control mechanism for said drive means, said control mechanism comprising a control member extending longitudinally of said track and shiftable with respect thereto, a plurality of longitudinally spaced abutment elements on said control member, a stop dog mounted for common traveling movements with said carriage and for independent movements transversely thereof into and out of registration with said abutment elements, an actuator mounted in said supporting structure for shifting movements selectively between an intermediate neutral station and forward and reverse action zones, said actuator being movable in opposite directions in each of said action zones, when shifted thereto, between operative drive positions and idle positions, linkage connecting said actuator to said control member, traveling movements of said carriage in either a forward or reverse direction being initiated by said actuator from its neutral station to a respective one of said action zones, engagement of one of said abutment elements by said stop dog during traveling movements of said carriage in a forward direction imparting limited movement to said control member to cause said actuator to be moved from its operative position to its idle position in said forward action zone to render said drive means inoperative, and means for moving said actuator from its idle position to its operative drive position in said forward action zone upon movement of said stop dog out of engagement with said one of the abutment elements whereby said carriage will be caused to resume travel toward a succeeding abutment element.

8. The structure defined in claim l in which said control member comprises a shaft mounted for rotary and longitudinal sliding movements in said frame structure, and in .which said abutment elements are arranged in circumferentially spaced groups on said shaft, and in further combination with means for imparting rotation to said shaft to positionA a selected group of said abutment elements to be successively engaged by said stop dog, the abutment elements of one group being spaced from those of the other groups thereof longitudinally of said shaft.

9. The structure defined in claim 1 in further combination with means for moving said stop dog out of engagement With said abutment elements, said means comprising, azrockshafttjournaled in4 said frame. structurev and.

extendingl through said carriage-parallel tofs-aidftrack,y said stop1 dog being carried hy said rockshaft for common. rocking movementstherewith; into and out. of. registrationwith saidabutrnentelements and-axially slidable on said shaft, and. :1n-operating handle on one end of. said shaft for. impartingrocking movementtheretoin a directiorr to move. saidstop dogI out of. engagement with said abutment elementsk and in further combinationwitlr yielding meansurging said latch dog. toward registration with said abutment elements,

10,. In a device of the class described, a: supporting structure, an elongated track on: said supporting. structure ay carriage. mounted on. said track for movements longitudinally,l thereof, border; strip. engaging and supporting. means. on said' carriage, drive means including amotor. for. impar-ting movement to-said carriage selectively opposite directions on. saidv track. to.- transport said. border. strip,. and control mechanism for. said drive means, said control,l mechanism comprising, a control.

memberextending longitudinally off said trackV and` shiftable with respect thereto, al plurality of longitudinallyl spaced abutment elements.v on said control member,` a stop dog mounted for common traveling movements-with saidtcarriage andv for independent movements transversely thereof into and outiof registrationwith said abutment.

elements, an actuator elementJ mounted in said frame structure for shiftingmovements selectively between anV intermediate-.neutral station and forward and reverse ac tion zones and movable inl opposite directionsineach of said action zones betweenoperative drive-positions and idle positions said framedefining a Wallv element adjacent said actuatorelement', one ofsaid last-mentioned elements-having a laterally spacedpair of fulcrum mem-- bers thereon, the other of said last-mentioned elements ening spaced-.surface portions eachengageable with a different one ofsaid fulcrum members for sliding and swinging movements relative to their respective' fulcrum.

members, each of. saidy fulcrum.members-. beingengaged by a cooperating one of said-.surface portions toiprevent movement of said actuator element toward either operative drive* position when said actuator element is positioned at said neutralA station, movement of said actuator elementto either` one of said action zonescausing disen-` gagement of oneof said fulcrum members by its respectiveone of said. surface portions-.to permit slidingA and swingingj movements of saidactuatory element in. one of said actonzones about the4 other. of said fulcrum.- members,

linkageconnecting, said actuator. elementto said-control member, traveling movements! of, said. carriagein. either a forward or reverse direction` being,` initiated byy shifting of said actuator from its, neutralstationy tok the operative driveposition in a respective one of said action zones-,. engagementof one of said-abutment elements by said stop dogL during., travelingmovements ofA said car.- riage. in a forward direction-impartingA limited movement tosaid-.control member to cause said actuator: element toV be moved from its operative positionrto its idle position,

in said forward action-zone to render said drive means inoperative, and4 means forl moving. said actuator fromitsidle'positionzto its operative-driveposition upon movement of said stop-dog out of. engagement with saidv one ofthe. abutment elements wherebyA said carriage will" be caused@ to' resume travel toward.y asucceeding abutment" element.

1`1. The structure dened in claim 10 inwhich said meansy for movingA said actuator element-from its idle po- I2 sition to. its. operativeA drive position. in; saidv action zone comprises a spring anchored at one end to said wall elementV andtatzits other end to said. actuator element' and biasing. said actuator element toward its operative drive position, said control member being moved yby saidv stop dog against the yielding bias of said'spring.

12. In a device of. the class described, av supporting structure,van elongated track on said supporting structure, a carriage mounted on; said track for. movements longitudinally thereof, border strip engaging and supporting means on. said carriage, drive means including a motor for impartingI movement. tosaid carriage: selectively in opposite directions on said.track to transportl said border stripand control mechanismfor said drive-means, said control mechanism comprisinga control member, extend'- ing longitudinally of. said trackandshiftable withy respect thereto, a pluralityl of. longitudinally spaced` abutment ele'- ments on said control member,. a stop dog.mounted for common traveling movements with saidicarriage and for independent movements transversely thereofinto and out of registration. with said abutment, elements, an. actuator mounted-inl said frame structure for: shifting movements selectively between: ani intermediate neutral station and forward and reverseactionzones and movable in opposite directionsin: each of, said.` actionzzones between operative drive positions-and. idle. positions,.said frame dening aiwall. elementadjacentsaid actuator',v a pair. of 'laterally spaced fulcrunrmembers' onsaid wall element, said.

actuator. defining laterally spaced surface portions each engageahle: with. af dilerent; one of. said' fulcrum members for slidingandlswinging movements. relative thereto, eachrof. saidA fulerum; members being engaged by a cooperating; one; of said surface portions to prevent movement; of;` said actuator toward either operative drive positiorrw-hent said'actuator is positioned at said neutral station, shifting of.' said. actuator` to either one ofV said action zonesicausing. disengagement of oneA of said fulcrum membersbyrits respectiveone of said surfaceportions to permit. sliding and swingingy movement of said actuator in one off saidaction'zones about the other of saidfulcrum members, linkage. connecting said actuator to said controL member, traveling movements of said.` carriage in either aforward orreverse-direction being initiated by shifting of said: actuator'from itsI neutral station to the operativey drivepositionv in a1 selected one ofv said; action Zones, a pair oflopposed springsfanchoredlat one end to said` wall element; andlatf their other ends-to spaced portions of said'actuatorV and yieldingly urgingA said actuator toward engagementofsaid'surface portions thereof with their respective fulcrum members, movementof. said actuator from its neutral position-towardone of said action zones causing one of said springsV to approach a dead center relationshipfwith the-engaged one of. said fulcrum elements; the` other one of'.v said springs causing swingingLand sliding movement of said actuator about said'engagedf fulcrum elementy toward its operative drive position; engagement of one of said abutment elements by saidv stop` dog duringtravelingu movements of said carriage impartingl limited movement to said control member' to cause' said actuator elementZ to be moved from itsoperative position-to its idlel position against yielding bias of saidv other one of said springs to render said drive means inoperative, and means for moving said stop dog out of engagement with said one of the abutment elements-to permittsaidother'one ofthefsprings'to move said actuator toits operative drive position.

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